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Yellow Crocus

Yellow Crocus, Book 1

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Yellow Crocus

By: Laila Ibrahim
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
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Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to Lisbeth than her own kin and the girl’s visits to the slaves’ quarters - and their lively and loving community - bring them closer together than ever. But can two women in such disparate circumstances form a bond like theirs without consequence? This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.

Revised edition: This edition of Yellow Crocus includes editorial revisions.

©2014 by Laila Ibrahim. (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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It was a gentle tale of Mattie the black wet nurse who had to almost give up on her own son to breast feed and take care of the new born white baby miss Elizabeth.

The story is about their intertwined lives and the sacrifices they both made to get the life they wanted without forgetting each other.

Some of the descriptions of childbirth and breastfeeding were so passionately written it took me back with fond memories.

Definitely a female orientated book, and I really enjoyed this true story.

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The voices were really good and bought the narration to life.... The story had a moral, and a good rollicking flow... Romantic.

Narrator was very sympathetic I loved her voices.

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I had bought this long ago & listened to it just to get it cleared up but thoroughly enjoyed the story & the narration was good. Great descriptive sections on motherhood & babies, not always comfortable but well told!

Surprising little gem

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loved this book, such a heartfelt wonderful story, am so sad its finished. Get it!

Beautiful story, loved this book

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So wonderfully written - you feel all the emotion / happy and sad.
Story is plausible and characters feel real.
So much love for Mattie

A favourite

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Recommended by my book club and I was hooked from start to finish. Wonderful story and beautiful characters (most of them!)

Beautiful book, thoroughly enjoyed

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It made my heart ache and rejoice. what a beautiful memoir. I was thoroughly enjoyed it and was engrossed by it.

A beautiful retelling.

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The narration by bahni turpin realy brought this wonderful story to life,a real tear jerker.patricia taylor.

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fantastic true story that was heartwarming, I loved learning about the different lives they led.
Mattie and Lizbeth relationship was my favourite part of the story .
I'm so pleased I found this book. the narrator has such a lovely voice and is perfect for this story.

absolutely loved it!

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Really enjoyed this book , heartwarming , sad and happy all rolled into one . Well worth a listen

Brilliant

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